Beihai port container throughput surges 104pc in Q1

The cargo throughput of Beihai port in Guangxi surged 85.25 per cent to 1.23 million tons in the first quarter of this year, including 11,300 TEU containers, up 104 per cent year on year, Xinhua reported.
The rapid development of Beihai Export Processing Zone has boosted the growth of throughput in Beihai port in the first quarter as many companies in the export processing zone chose Beihai to export cargo, the report said.
Beihai port delivered some new types of products in the first quarter of this year, including nickel ore and fuel oil.
The port also saw breakthroughs in throughput of minerals and fireworks in the first quarter, the report added.